{"id":106,"date":"2008-04-23T16:40:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-23T07:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondsandopals.com\/blog\/cheap-loupes-professional-jewellers-supplies\/"},"modified":"2021-07-25T12:43:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T04:43:01","slug":"cheap-loupes-professional-jewellers-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/cheap-loupes-professional-jewellers-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheap Loupes & Professional Jewellers\u2019 Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walk into any jewellery supplies store (we have two within a block of our office) and you’ll most likely be greeted with over the top prices compared to prices overseas.
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One “accessory” that an increasing amount of diamond buyers want is a loupe, however, locally they cost upwards of $50. For casual or one time use, this simply is not a viable proposition.<\/p>\n

However, you can pickup a jewellers’ loupe for under three US dollars including shipping from sites like EBay and AliExpress.<\/p>\n

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Of course, I wouldn’t recommend a three dollar loupe for professional use – for the professional, I’d recommend something like a Meiji trinocular gemmological microscope.<\/p>\n

For jewellers and other jewellery professionals, there are a range of options for jewellery equipment, supplies and packaging:<\/p>\n